⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:38 · NO 15-6 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:44 · NO 35-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:17 · NO 101-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:01 · NO 19-17 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:45 · NO 101-100 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · NO 103-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:30 · NO 89-80 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NO 105-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
